PU BCom private students registration

PU announced registration of BCom private candidates
Lahore, Dec 09: The Punjab University has announced registration of private
candidates for the BCom annual examination 2010 and registration will start from
December 10 till January 9, at a fee of Rs 1,600.

The PU Exam Department
announced on Tuesday that the candidates, who had passed intermediate (FA/FSc)
annual examination in 2009 or before are eligible for registration while the
candidates passing the supplementary examination, 2009, are not eligible for
registration.

The candidates should write down their own addresses on
the forms as forms with the addresses of private colleges, academies, their
agents and care of (C/o) would not be accepted.

The registration forms
can be obtained from the nominated branches of Habib Bank and from Reception
Centre of PU, New Campus. The registration forms can also be downloaded from the
university website www.pu.edu.pk

Complete forms can be submitted during
office time (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) in Registration Branch, Room No 25,
Administration Block, Punjab University, New Campus, Lahore, or sent through
registered mail on the above-said address.

"it is very good program which is introduce first time in pakistan because it is helpful for poor people due to this they get get education with low fee. In our country private college take more fees from students. I am heartly apprecate this programm.thanks"
Name: muhammad shahzad
Email: m_shahzad_icmap@yahoo.com
City, Country: lahore

"i have done bcom part 1 in 2007 and i never appeared in bcom part 2 till now. my question is that k can i appeared in bcom part 2 in supplementry 2010 or 2011 annual. i send most of mail to pu member so thats why plz send me detail of my question"
Name: zohaib tanveer
Email: zohaib.tanveer100@gmail.com
City, Country: lahore ,pakistan

"I want to appear in the B.Com examination, 2011 of Part-I & Part-II both as private candidate. Can I appear in part-I & Part-II both in one year? Also I have not registered yet. Can I have my registration along with Admission form fee?"
Name: Mohammad Tayab
Email:hmtayyab1067@yahoo.com
City, Country:Faisalabad, Pakistan

"I want to appear in the B.Com examination, 2015 of Part-I & Part-II both as private candidate. Can I appear in part-I & Part-II both in one year? Also I have not registered yet. Can I have my registration along with Admission form fee?"
Name: Adil
Email: m.adililyas@gmail.com
City, Country: Lahore, Pakistan

"I have not my registration card yet. And what is the last date of admission with single fee? kindly tell me?"
Name: Sibgha
Email: silentsweety@gmail.com
City, Country: Kasur

PU teachers stage demo against IJT
Lahore: The Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) staged a
protest on Tuesday and criticised the Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) for damaging
the university property and using derogatory language against teachers.

The demo was staged on the PU Old Campus on The Mall in which hundreds
of teachers, wearing gowns carrying placards and banners, chanted slogans
against the Jamiat, the student wing of Jamat-e-Islami (JI). The demonstration,
led by PUASA president Prof Dr Saeed Ahmed Nagra, also condemned the recent
incidents of terrorism and demanded the government stop foreign interference in
the country.

They demanded the chief minister and governor Punjab take
notice of the lawlessness being created by the student organisation at the
Punjab University. They said a number of IJT expelled activists were boarding in
the university hostels and the university administration was unable to 'flush
out' them in absence of the police cooperation.

Meanwhile, Islami Jamiat Talaba
termed the teachers' demo an effort to conceal alleged unsatisfactory
performance of the ASA during the whole year.

Punjab university condolence
Lahore: Punjab University acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Jamil Anwar along
with a delegation of teachers visited the residence of the university employee
whose eight-year-old daughter had been murdered by some unidentified persons.

Body for uniformity in public universities on the cards
Lahore: The provincial government is establishing the Punjab Higher
Education Council with the aim of bringing about uniformity in legislation,
statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to administrative, financial and
academic affairs of the public sector universities of the province.

It is
learnt that the Punjab Higher Education Department recently conducted an
exercise and noticed that the universities, despite having identical
legislations, had different policies of fee structure, student intake,
examinations and internal quality control mechanism.

The exercise
highlighted the need of a body to deal with all such issues. According to
sources in the department, concerns of the Punjab Assembly's Public Accounts
Committee (PAC) regarding settlement of audit paras by syndicates of the
universities prompted the Higher Education Department secretary to go for a
comprehensive review of the whole situation and suggest a body having
representations from all the universities of the province.

The sources
said the PAC had observed that there should be some kind of standard operational
procedures (SoPs) and not that all the audit objections were settled through the
syndicates. They said the department had recently moved a summary to the chief
minister, asking him to create the Punjab Higher Education Council through an
executive order. Talking about the complexity of the situation, a senior
official, asking not to be named, said a degree of dual command existed in case
of the universities which was a matter of serious concern.

"The
governor, being a representative of the federal government, is the chancellor of
public sector universities and at the same time he is supposed to be bound by
the advice of the chief minister who is a public representative and chief
executive of the province," he said and added: "There had been instances where
the advice of the CM was not sought or acted upon in important matters.
Therefore, it has also been observed that the university authorities sometimes
try to take advantage of this situation where it suits them."

The
official said there were two options to correct the situation, first to bring
about some changes in legislation which could enhance the role of the department
and control of the chief executive while the second to create a platform in the
department through an executive order whereby the universities and other related
bodies could interact regularly and understand each others point of view.

He said the first option might lead to unnecessary criticism owing to
prevailing political differences between the CM's Secretariat and the Governor's
House, therefore, it was likely that the change might not be embraced in true
spirit. The official further said that on the one hand the division of education
department into different departments helped address problems of neglected areas
in education such as literacy and special education, etc while on the other hand
it had led to limited coordination among the actors of the same sector which
resulted in duplication or neglect of functions.

Giving an example, he
said the Higher Education Commission (HEC) had issued instructions to start
four-year graduation programmes in 2005, however, except most of the
universities the public sector colleges had not been able to start the
programme. He said the new body would help address the major issues related to
higher education in the province.

He said it was a common practice in
universities that every audit objection was placed before the syndicate and
removed. "This is something very serious," he said, adding: "The practice has
been going on unnoticed over the years and needs to be addressed."

The
proposed terms of references (TORs) of the council include formation of
policies, guidelines and priorities of institutes of higher learning for
promotion of access, quality and governance of the sector. To bring uniformity
in statutes, rules and regulations of universities to streamline administrative,
financial and administrative affairs of the universities and to ensure uniform
policies of student intake, fee structures and examination system,
etc.

According to the sources, another important job of the proposed
council will be evaluation of the performance of government colleges,
consideration of the cases for their upgrade and placement under the Board of
Governors. They said this particular clause was likely to spark a controversy as
college teachers and students had been opposing autonomy of colleges, owing to
enhanced fee structure and insecure job structure.

When contacted, Punjab
Higher Education Department Secretary Ahad Khan Cheema confirmed that a summary
had been moved regarding establishment of proposed Punjab Higher Education
Council. He said certain issues related to universities needed coordinated
efforts, adding the council would play an important role in this regard.

BISE Employees Welfare Association ended its strike
Lahore: The Employees Welfare Association of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (BISE), Lahore, has ended its strike following the government's
assurance regarding the release of grants to the education boards.

AIMC prize distribution
Lahore: The Allama Iqbal College of Physiotherapy on Tuesday held its
annual prize distribution ceremony at the conference room of Allama Iqbal
Medical College (AIMC), Lahore.

Punjab Prisons Minister Ch Abdul Ghafoor
and AIMC Principal Prof Javed Akram gave away the prizes to the students for
academic excellence and extracurricular activities. The ceremony was attended by
members of the faculty, healthcare professionals, members of print and
electronic media and students of the College of Physiotherapy which had been
established under the auspices of the AIMC, Lahore.

Ch Abdul Ghafoor
lauded the administration. Congratulating the distinguished students, he hoped
that they would continue to strive for higher goals of excellence. While
mentioning the Moon Market tragedy, he said the nation would not submit to
terrorism. Speaking earlier, Prof Javed Akram congratulated the students of the
College of Physiotherapy on their excellent performance.

He too
expressed the resolve that the staff and students of the institution would never
bow to the whims of terrorists.

MoU to fund deserving students
Lahore: An MoU has been signed between the Punjab Educational Endowment
Fund (PEEF) and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) to fund
deserving students at the university. Under this collaboration, the PEEF will
provide financial support amounting to Rs five million per year to 20 National
Outreach Programme (NOP) scholars at LUMS by sponsoring 50% of their fees.

The chief guest at the occasion was Professor Dr Mugheesuddin
Sheikh, dean of faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of
the Punjab. During the proceedings students acted as counsel for claimants,
respondents and witnesses in the eight-session trial on freedom of expression.

After hearing the arguments of the counsels, the judges announced their verdict.
Arif Nizami said the there was a need for establishing a press council in
Pakistan. The judges, the chief guest, Kinnaird College for Women Principal Dr
Bernadette Louise Dean praised the university's Media Studies department and its
dean Shazia Saeed for conducting a successful event.

This mock trial was held in
to understand the applications of the provisions of the Pakistan Electronic
Media Regulatory Authority, 2002 (PEMRA) and other acts that form a major part
of media law course being taught at the university by Jawad Hassan. Daily times

Low attendance witnessed after blast
Lahore: Low attendance was witnessed in adjoining government and private schools
and offices following the blast in the Moon Market of the provincial capital.

According to details the terror of the Moon Market blast remained intact
yesterday as a result the attendance in public and private schools as well as
offices remained low in the adjoining areas of Moon Market while markets of the
adjoining areas remained close mourning the casualties of the blast. F.P Report

National Special Award
Lahore: Aamna Taseer, wife of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, distributed
shields and prizes among special students at a ceremony held on Tuesday at the
Childrens Library Complex.

The Bright Future Society organised the ceremony
titled "National Special Award" where Aamna Taseer was the chief guest. She
appreciated the brilliant performances of special children in education and
extra-curricular activities.

The ceremony was attended by a number of special
children and their instructors. The children gave different performances on the
occasion. The members of the society expressed their gratitude to Aamna Taseer
for her participation in the ceremony. Daily times